Everything, from role-playing games and first-person shooters, is coming to the shops or available online in November. Many of these games are from Indie Studios like Max Inferno which has made a name for itself on the gaming industry. Some are also from well-known publishers and developers like Activision and Ubisoft.
God of War Ragnarok is a key title gamers are eager to grab. Call of Duty: Warzone 2. Both are graphic-heavy titles that are packed with action and graphics.
The November video game releases are notable because they include titles like Pentiment, a mediaeval detective saga, that focus on narrative storytelling and art. This is a preferred style for gamers who are more interested in the stories and setting of the games than the action.
You can also play games like How to Say Goodbye or A Little to the Left. These games are for people who enjoy simple, peaceful games.
All video games will be available on consoles like the Sony PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox, and Nintendo Switch. Some of these games will be available exclusively on mobile platforms like Apple Arcade and Google Android.
These are the highly anticipated November 2022 video game releases
1 /12 How to Say Goodbye
Release date: 3 Nov
Platforms: PC/Mac, Switch, Macintosh, iOS, Android
How to Say Goodbye is one of the few video games that comes from a public television channel and not a major studio. It’s also one of the few games that will be released on mobile platforms in addition to PC.
The game was created by ARTE, France’s public broadcaster, and developers Florian Veltman & Baptiste Portefaix.
Ghosts are trying to escape from a strange, transitional world in which they have been trapped after leaving their bodies. This narrative puzzle game centers around them.
One of the ghosts is the player character. The protagonist must discover why the ghosts are stuck in the liminal realm between death and life. The mystery is further complicated by a mysterious wizard-like entity whose shadow threatens the ghosts. The mystery is solved by solving grid-based puzzles. This allows the protagonist and a group ghosts to escape through magical portals.
The minimalist artwork is striking, and the graphics are reminiscent of fairytale illustrations for children. Both the artwork and story are a tribute to the inspiring figures behind the game. These include Tove Jansson and Maurice Sendak among others.
2 /12 The Entropy Centre
Release date: 3 Nov
Platforms, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S
The last hope of the player character is a space station orbiting Earth, which acts as a beacon of light. Its mission is to stop our home planet from going extinct.
This puzzle-adventure game can be played as a first-person shooter. It also involves time-bending like a sci-fi movie or drama. An AI-powered gun can be used by the protagonist to reverse time. This solves puzzles that allow the space station to gain enough power to reverse the clock on Earth, thereby preventing the catastrophe.
The player will be confronted with other AI-powered, cube-like robots called entropies that can detect and attack him.
Playstack publishes the Entropy Centre, which is a new game development company, Stubby Games.
3 /12 WRC Generations
Release date: 3 Nov
Platforms, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S
WRC Generations, one of the most anticipated video games for November, is a racing game that involves cars driving at the 2022 World Rally Championship. It includes new hybrid models.
This multiplayer game features 165 special stages that are timed across 22 countries, making it the largest WRC game ever. From the 2022 season, there are 49 teams to choose from. They are divided into Rally1, Rally2 or Junior WRC.
The 37 iconic cars can be chosen by players to race against each other in special environments, which represent the true championship.
The makers of hybrid cars say that players will need to adjust their engine mapping in order to manage their car’s battery during special stages.
Leagues is a new online mode that allows you to challenge other players. The game lets players create stickers and liveries, which can be shared with others to enhance the social experience. The developer claims that the most creative creations will be rewarded and highlighted.
This is the last French game developer Kylotonn’s game. Codemasters will now hold the license to the franchise. Nacon, a French videogame company, is the publisher.
4 /12 There’s a little more to the left
Release date: 8 Nov
Platforms for Mac, PC and Mac
A Little to The Left is one of the new video games available for PC and Mac. This makes it ideal for people who don’t own consoles. The game will be available on iOS 16, Android, and Switch after its initial release.
Secret Mode published the puzzle game, which was developed by Max Inferno, a Canadian indie-game studio.
The game’s concept is simple: the player must tidy up. The puzzles are made from everyday household items. You will need to place things in the correct order and ensure that your cat does not ruin the environment.
Each puzzle is a piece of art. There are over 75 different ones. You will be challenged to arrange pencil shavings, align pictures on glass tumblers, and reset the clock’s hands so they are in the right places.
5 /12 Football Manager 2023
Release date: 8 Nov
Platforms, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. Switch
Football Manager 2023 was developed by British game studio Sports Interactive, and released by SEGA, the acclaimed game maker. It is available right around the start the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Doha (Qatar).
Football Manager 2023, the first franchise game, is now licensed. Players can take part in the UEFA Champions League Europa League and Europa Conference League.
Football Manager 2023 promises high-quality graphics, gameplay, and overall footballing experience for avid gamers.
The game’s basic idea is to manage each of the many teams skillfully and bring them to glory. The player can build the manager’s reputation by making financial decisions that will help the team save money and tactical decisions that result in on-field success.
New tools have been added to Squad Planner, which can be used to help with better scouting. The Experience Matrix allows players to be organized according to their abilities. Agent involvement in key decisions regarding player contract negotiations has also improved. The Dynamic Manager Timeline helps to track key achievements and the Supporter Confidence system helps gain fan support.
The game also offers an upgrade to the AI. The AI managers are more intelligent than ever in all scenarios, making it more challenging for player characters.
Two weeks before the official launch, early access was made available to the simulation game. Three days after early access was made public, Miles Jacobson (Skills Interactive’s studio director) tweeted that more than two million matches had already been played, and that a million were completed in just 26 hours.
The game will be available on Apple Arcade. This means that it can be played on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Android will also have the game.
6 /12 God of War Ragnarok
Release date: 9th November
Platforms: PS4, PS5
The sequel to 2018’s God of War is the focus of the new game. It features the main characters from the previous installment, Kratos and Atreus, who are the father and son duo of Kratos. Kratos, a Greek god of the Greeks, has kept his identity secret even from his son in order to live among human beings.
After the events of the previous game, Kratos & Atreus continue their journey through the Nine Realms known Nordic mythology. While preparing for Ragnarok, they must battle both mythical Nordic gods as well as monsters.
Santa Monica Studio developed the game and Sony Interactive Entertainment published it. The game’s high-end visual effects give every scene the appearance of a well-crafted, computer-animated film. The landscapes and characters are rendered with incredible detail. There are new gameplay features such as enhancements to Kratos’ weapon, the Leviathan Axe.
Gamers can choose from three different God of War Ragnarok versions. There are two standard editions and a digital deluxe edition that can be played on PS5 with bonus features like Darkdale Attire and Darkdale Axe Grip.
7 /12 Pentiment
Release date: 15 Nov
Platforms, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One
Xbox Game Studios’ Pentiment is the latest video game release for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows.
It’s a game that takes you through the medieval history of Upper Bavaria. A young traveler named Andreas Maler suddenly finds himself in the middle a murder mystery at Benedictine abbey. Andreas will be busy for 25 more years with murders.
The timeline of the story has greatly contributed to the creation of an in-depth narrative supported by stylised artwork made up mediaeval manuscripts.
Player choices determine the game’s output or the outcome of Andreas’ investigations.
Josh Sawyer, game director, stated to IGN that “One of the most important things in the game [is] that we don’t ever definitively tell [you] who the murderer [is]”. He spoke out about it in June 2022.
“You must investigate and find as much evidence possible. Your decisions are based on what you consider most important. He explained that you are basically deciding who will pay for the crime.”
8 /12 Warzone 2.0: Call of Duty
Release date: 16 Nov
Platforms, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is one of the most important video games that was released in October 2022. Modern Warfare II includes Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0. However, the former is available for free to all, so there’s no need to purchase the latter in order to play the new game.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, a sequel to 2020’s Call of Duty: Warzone, is a Battle Royale. This map is where players will compete against one another. You can play in sandy areas, rivers, and even parts of the ocean. You can use UTVs, rigid inflatable boat and heavy choppers as vehicles. The Battle Royale game features all weapons from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. It is your objective to become the last remaining combatant.
There are many new features. One of the most notable features is Circles Collapse. This causes safe zones to be divided into multiple circles. Each circle shrinks independently until they converge into one Safe Zone.
The Gulag system of the previous game is being redesigned. After defeating 2v2 opponents, players who lose in the main battle will be able to respawn. To escape, they can take out an AI combatant called “The Jailer”, and use his key to defeat him.
A new mode, DMZ, allows players to enter a battlefield and gather any gear that they can for matches.
The sequel will include certain features from the original game. You can buy your teammate back after they lose in combat, or cannot respawn in Gulag.
9 /12 The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
Release date: 18 Nov
Platforms, PS4, PS5, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One
The Devil in Me is season 4 of The Dark Pictures Anthology’s 1st Season. It was released in 2019.
The story centers on a group documentary filmmakers who visit the building, which is a copy of serial killer H.H. Holmes’ “Murder Castle” is the story of a group of documentary filmmakers who arrive at the building, which is a replica of serial killer H.H.
The horror title features tool-based puzzles as well as in-game actions like running, jumping, and climbing for player characters.
Supermassive Games developed the game and Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe published it.
10 /12 Evil West
Release date: 22 Nov
Platforms, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S
Evil West, in a nutshell is about eliminating the threat of vampires and other creatures that have made it dangerous to exist in an alternate 18th-century United States. Jesse Rentier, the protagonist of Evil West, will be played by the players. He is a single gunman who works for a secret vampire hunting institute in the Wild West.
Evil West is a third person shooter. It is all about gun-blazing action. Gamers will be able to take out all dark creatures using unique weapons like flamethrowers. To inflict greater damage on your enemies, you can upgrade the weapons.
You have the option to work with another player in order to get some help in missions or crucial support when you are trying to take down boss characters.
Evil West was developed by Flying Wild Hog in Poland and published by Focus Entertainment.
11 /12 Gungrave G.O.R.E.
Release date: 22 Nov
Platforms, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S
Gungrave G.O.R.E. Gungrave G.O.R.E. is a first-person action game that features stylish graphics and futuristic settings of South East Asia’s real locations, such as Hong Kong (Singapore), Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia. This game is part the Gungrave franchise that was launched in 2002.
Grave is an anti-hero Gunslinger from Resurrection. It is your primary mission to end the Raven Clan. They are a dangerous drug.
Gungrave G.O.R.E. is a game that’s reminiscent of Evil West. This is an action-driven, purely tactical game. To defeat enemies and complete missions, players will need to shoot all around.
Grave can be customized by players, who can choose from either his 2004 avatar called O.D. Grave, or Death Ronin Grave can be customized by players.
12 /12 Just Dance 2023
Release date: 22 Nov
Platforms, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Switch
It is a reason to be happy if one the November video games has some BTS to keep gamers entertained before they go to their mandatory military service.
Just Dance 2023 is the 14th installment of the long-running video game franchise from Ubisoft. It features the BTS song “Dynamite”, which players can use to match their steps.
There are also the likes Taylor Swift’s song “I Knew You Were Trouble”, Linkin Park’s track “Numb” or Lady Gaga-Beyonce’s track “Telephone,” which are just a few of the 40 hits available.
The gameplay is the same as in previous editions. Players simply need to mimic the steps displayed on the screen. It can now be played online with up six players.
The graphics are now 3D immersive. You can personalize your dancer cards to suit your tastes. The game will keep getting new modes and songs throughout the year.
